This study describe the causes of maternal death in a population-based cohort in six low and middle-income countries using a standardized, hierarchical, algorithmic cause of death (COD) methodology. Findings suggest that the major maternal COD in the Global Network sites were hemorrhage, pregnancy-related infection and preeclampsia/eclampsia. This system could allow public health programs in low and middle-income countries to generate transparent and comparable data for maternal COD across time or regions.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1471-0528.15011/abstract?utm_source=MHTF+Subscribers&utm_campaign=e1919c1fdc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_11_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8ac9c53ad4-e1919c1fdc-183804741

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